Category: POULTRY AND LIVESTOCK

Evonik’s Biotech Hub is partnering with the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and RWTH Aachen to develop a novel bacterial consortium to strengthen the immune system of chickens and to prevent the colonization by pathogens of their intestinal tract. The aim is to enhance health and help reduce the use of antibiotics. Evonik is both…

Akindele Akinola, a poultry farmer from the Omi-Ido region of Ibadan, Oyo state, has been sustaining his family for the past three years through his poultry business. However, recently, he encountered a significant challenge that tested his years of expertise. Between January 22nd and 26th, Akinola experienced the loss of 30 broilers on his farm…

Failing infrastructure and the lack of service delivery from a “government that is asleep at the wheel” is placing a massive cost burden on businesses and consumers. This is according to the Astral Foods group, which on Monday disclosed a 88% decline in operating profit to R98m for the six months to end March this…

  Kenya Federation of Poultry Farmers Association (FPFA) has urged poultry farmers to buy day-old chicks from reputable and licensed hatcheries. The lobby group made the call after reports of high chicken mortality and diseases on supplies coming from unlicensed and unregulated breeders. “Most of the poultry farmers who have experienced death, stunted growth amongst…

For more than eight decades, the equipment supplier headquartered in Germany has been making sure that farmers can feed their livestock safely and according to the birds’ needs. A case in point: the company’s wide range of feed pans, which meet many different requirements. The newest addition is the robust Viva 330 feed pan, which…

At least 300 livestock keepers from four ASAL counties are set to benefit from a farmers’ field school. This will be implemented under USAID’s Local Works programme called ‘Ufugaji Bora Mashinani’. The three-year programme is being implemented by the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) that supports 43 community conservancies in Kenya and Uganda. Dr Wario Sake,…

Top 15 Indigenous Pig Breeds in Nigeria   Fulani Pig The Fulani pig, also known as the Bunaji pig, is a small to medium-sized breed native to northern Nigeria. They are well-adapted to the harsh environmental conditions of the Sahel region. Fulani pigs have a compact body, short legs, and a straight snout. They are…

This year’s Eid in Mali is not going to look anything like those celebrated in recent years. In livestock markets around the capital Bamako, the prices of animals have shot up remarkably. Butchers and consumers alike are being asked for upwards of 500 Eur a cow. The same figure would get you two animals not…

Use these tips to stop searching and start finding the cows you need. Finding an individual cow or even a few cows in larger groups that need to be checked, inseminated, treated or fetched isn’t exactly like finding a needle in a haystack. But sometimes it feels that way. Cow location technology can help reduce…

In the future, it will be easier for the employees in your herd to handle the piglets. New research shows that breeding for litter weight gain increases the sows’ mothering abilities.   In the future, the sow has to be even better at caring for her piglets. This is the aim of new research carried…